Category Archives:
After year away, excited fans return to U.S. Open but confront long lines
By Joseph Ax NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fans attending the U.S. Open on Monday confronted long lines at the main gate's security checkpoint, forcing some ticket holders to wait in the heat for up to two hou...
Aug 30, 2021
Fed’s Mester not ready to accept recent inflation surge as meeting central bank’s goal
By Jonnelle Marte (Reuters) - Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank President Loretta Mester said on Monday that the U.S. economy is recovering strongly but she is not yet convinced that recent inflation rea...
Aug 30, 2021
Nigeria to partner with Bitt Inc to launch ‘eNaira’ digital currency
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria will work with Bitt Inc as a technical partner in its bid to launch its own cryptocurrency, the "eNaira", the Central Bank said on Monday. The Central Bank announced plans to...
Aug 30, 2021
Abortion providers ask U.S. Supreme Court to block Texas’ six-week ban
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) - Abortion rights groups filed an emergency request at the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to block a Texas law banning abortion after six weeks of pregnancy, which is set to ta...
Aug 30, 2021
Residents, tourists scramble to evacuate as California fire nears Lake Tahoe
By Fred Greaves SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (Reuters) - Residents and tourists in communities near popular Lake Tahoe fled on Monday as the Caldor fire roared closer after sweeping across dried-out fores...
Aug 30, 2021
Uber proposes industry-wide gig worker benefits model in Canada
By Tina Bellon (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc on Monday proposed a plan for a flexible benefits fund for app-based ride-hail and food delivery drivers in Canada under which all gig industry players...
Aug 30, 2021
Louisiana hospitals dodge Ida catastrophe, but big challenges loom
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - Louisiana hospitals largely escaped catastrophic damage from Hurricane Ida, but the storm created the "perfect petri dish" for spread of the coronavirus, officials said on M...
Aug 30, 2021
Hurricane Ida damages Louisiana grain terminal, disrupts exports
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) - Hurricane Ida damaged a Louisiana grain export elevator owned by global grain trader Cargill Inc and disrupted export operations at the busiest bulk grain export fa...
Aug 30, 2021
White House says 6,000 Americans have been evacuated from Afghanistan so far
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Monday that some 6,000 Americans have been evacuated from Afghanistan so far. The Biden administration is still trying to determine...
Aug 30, 2021
Groups, mayors urge U.S. Congress to back $10 billion in new public transit funding
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. groups representing transit systems and city leaders on Monday joined unions and environmental groups in calling on Congress to back at least $10 billion...
Aug 30, 2021
Peoria, IL, USA
50 °F Partly cloudy
